St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-10-29
FEMALE PHYSICIANS

FEMALE PHYSICIANS.
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Sneesss u The Rase asA Wsee.
Miss Harriet Post, . talented young
lady who has been q practicing physi-
c'an an New York City for eight years,
IN passing through Pittsburgh on her
way to the East after her vacation in
her Western home, remained over . few
hours and ehatted pleasantly with
some lady friends concerning women
in the medical profession. In the
Middle States," said she, ''the female
physician has made but small head
way; she is looked upon with suspicion,
and in many cases as some wild ami
NAL to be severely let alone.
''ln the East and in the extreme West
1t is different In the West the female
doctor. like the female farmer, is grow
ing up with the country, and Il she
proves herself . woman Of sense and
understanding she is consulted in cases
OF illness, and her advicc received with
respect and followed with obedience.
In the East while not exactly ON the
same plane with tho male practitioner.
Vet her skin is freely acknowledged
and her services constantly called into
requsition. There are , great Number
OF lady PHYSICIANS in and aboue New
York City. We have our shingles out.
and we make. take it al in all. . nice
round sum OF money each year. One
thing We do dislike. though. and that
is to collect our bills. But. looking at
in philnsophieal light. the principal
reason for disliking to collect bills is
the fear Of losing patients. No pun in
tended" laughed the lady. ''or fun
either. We send out bills with fear
and trembling. not knowing whether
they will work our destruction or other
wise. As class we are conservative;
in fact. We are forced TO be. In cases
OF kill or cure none Tut the very bravest
dare to undertake. because of the kill.
A man rarely hesitates on account Of
the kill. but to US it ever remains.
''How do we get into practice: Well.
our connection with a college brings
practice to US. By tho time we arc
graduated we have = pretty fair start.
and all that remains is for us to rent IN
Office and put out our sign.
The medical colleges are more strics
with lady students than with the gcntle-
men. In the first place = good high
school examination is required ofladies
before they arc admitted. This tho
except in rare instances
may omit. Another thing. when lady
decides to study medicine q profes.
sion she goes to college to study and 70 |
work. while it is frequently the case
with male students that they are sent
10 such departments BY enthusiastic
parents to be made doctors. and. In
either play or study to
suit themselves. Envious Of each other?
Not generally speaking. OF course it
IS not pleasant to ESQ IN old patient
ALI another lady physician. particu-
arly il one has cured 1t other times.
and not deserved the slight. Some Of
he female physicians in New York
make hosts of friends in . professional
way. Some of them after leaving the
,ity and settling hundreds Of miles
AWAY, are called to New York by some
avorite child of fortune. who imagines
hat no other physician ean Gil the place
# the absent one. All expenses arc
raid. of course. and a ecodly sized check
rays for time and trouble. Lady ply
icians. too. are selected more frequent-
y to travel with wealthy families. While
his is considered by some rs bad
hing for practice. yet it generally gives
physician prestige. and 1t is always .
lear case Of financial gain.
J 'One lsdy physician of my acquaint.
nee in New York 10 tho admiration OF
he male a. we'll y female members OF
he medical profession; she puts through
ID end If work. snd 10 thorough busi-
ess woman along with all else. She
Odds clinics 1t the lnorgue. delivers
seizures to students. attends to . large
ractice. dictates articles for the med
al Journals. and has found her way
stely into the pockets a . number Of
'ealthy New York people. 80 that new
Dspital will shortly he erected with the
nnds she has secured. She interests
in her work. and is certainly
ne Of the successful female physicians
I New York.
Ever expect to marry?" echoed the
right little lady. why" and the blue /
yes twinkled with merrimens, ''what I,
ian in his right mind would ever marry
woman doctor"'-Rtss6Gr9A Csxs- t,
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The People of AAsxieo.
A traveller who has visited the vari- ,
IS States and Territories Of Mexico.
resents condensed view Of his OBJ {
rvations. Nothing could b moro
ntentious and epigrsmmatic than tho